Maryland's CHART web site posts notices of many major road and lane closures

In particular both the State of Maryland (responsible for highways such as I-95 and MD-216) and Howard County (responsible for local roads and side streets) have accelerated the pace of construction this summer, in part due to increased funding from the gas tax.

Some known traffic events:

The State is doing a lot of repaving of I-95 near the MD-216 exit that we use to access the interstate. This leads to both periodic closures of some lanes on I-95 to accommodate the re-paving as well as closures of some of the ramps on MD-216. Many but not all of the closures occur at night.

Exit 35 of I-95 (both the exit from I-95 to MD-216W, as well as the ramp from MD-216W to I-95S) has been closed at times for repaving.

In particular, the on-ramp to I-95S has been milled down and has been closed at times after 9 PM, leading to a detour of about 3 miles requiring a U-turn at the traffic light at Crest Road, past Leishear Road).

In recent days, the ramp from MD-216E onto Stephens Road has been closed at times with a detour that takes you to a lefthand turn onto All Saints Road.

This of course means that the Gorman Road detour via Stephens Road has had a detour as well.

Some lanes of I-95 have been closed for roadwork between Exit 35 and Exit 38 (from MD-216 to MD-32). This caused severe congestion on I-95 Northbound near us at times on Saturday, 8/2/14.

Update: Things looked pretty clear on Sunday during the day so hopefully the issues were an anomaly, or due to overnight work. Maybe posting about traffic problems is similar to the principle of carrying an umbrella to ward off rain...

US-29 will be widened in a $32.7M project from two lanes to three between Seneca Drive (just north of MD-32) up to MD-175 (Little Patuxent Parkway), with completion expected in 2016. [video]

MD-32 will also be widened near I-70 in an $8.75M project to improve the safety of the road after several traffic fatalities in the area. A center turn lane, acceleration and deceleration areas, and bicycle lanes on the shoulders will be added. Work is expected to be completed in Fall 2015.

In addition, the State has announced funding to add lanes to US-29 near the Montgomery County line (on the southern border of Howard County).